Archive for March 15th, 2014

Got up had porridge and met the club for the group ride. Our group was a bunch of competitive riders and as such there wasn’t much synergy or cohesion – it was a case of keeping up and overtaking on a very fast 90km ride that took in some nice hills. Approx a 1000m of climbing. Box hill was as always stunning and I live the roads there as they still have all the graffiti on them from the Olympics in 2012 – with messages to mark cavendish. I do think how lucky i am to be riding the same course they took. Anyway got a puncture just before I got home which I changed quickly and ploughed on. I bricked the ride with a 5km run. Damn it was hard. Don’t know why. I was feeling cramp I’m my shins and in my quads. I ran taller and that helped. I think it was probably lack of sodium in my body as I only drank water with no electrolyte mix and considering I smashed the ride hard I probably was a little dehydrated also. I only drank on 600ml bottle in 3 hours.
Run pace for a brick was acceptable at 4:40mins/km but as again felt hard and my heart rate was peaking high and I felt heart burn.
I then jumped in the motor and went to meet friends in Vauxhall. We went roller skating for her birthday and I fell on my arse straight away which actually really hurt. I was conscious about breaking something and so kept my arms together and took the brunt on my back and bum. A broken arm would spell disaster for my ironman and having already cancelled doing the London marathon due to injury I could deal with that again.

All good though and now off to meet sister and have dinner together xx
Long run tom – up to 16.5km now.